. EPISCOPAL. _Histoiy of the Kansas Episcopate.—-Accords ing to High-Church authorities, the diocese-of Kansas was prematurely _organiassd in the first instance, the church'being in a feeble, mitssionary condition in the territory. It was under'stoodthati tbere'shou'ldbe no election of a bishop for two years. However* in four months a Convention was called, which, against the earnest protest of the minority,,elected( as,bishop .an individual who, under the circumstances,; declined-to serve. A meeting of the _standing Coinmittee of; the Diocese was then called, at which a new election was expected to be ordered, many being opposed as before. At this timei however, affairs seemed to take a turn, and' it was iunanimously agreed : to postpone; the election and' ball* -in the- assistance of the &gt; bisb(pp;of* a neighboring diocese for the present. The' Church Record says t—The recent: sudden turn of events ini Kansas has so _ft&gt;r compromised matters as to spare a public ...

FLEMING'S VOCABULARLY OF PHILOSOPHY.— A Vocabulary of Philosophy; Mental, Moral and Metaphysical; with Quotations and References for tbe use o f Students. By William Fl eming, D. 1&gt;., Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. From the Second revised and enlarged London Edition, with Introduction , Chronology of the History of Philpspphy brought down to I860, Bibliographical and Analytical Index, Synthetical Tables, and other additions by ChAiiLEs P. KaAuiH , D. D. 686 pp.. Large 12mo.iCloth, §1.75. ' -: ¦ ¦ ;¦&gt;-. .. . I'-- ' .- H . ¦" : HBNGSTENBERG ON ECCLESIASTES.—Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes. To which, are appended_^ Treatise s en the Song of Solomon; on the Book of Job; on the Prophet Isaiah; on the Sacrifices of Holy Scripture; and on the Jews and the Christian Church. ByE. W-HencstenbercB.D. Translated by D. W. Simon. 8vo. Cloth, $2.000. ¦ ; ¦¦ • .•• - : in. PULPIT THEMES AND PREACHERS' ASSISTANT; ,_Qr, Sketches, and Skeletons of Ser...

MELODEO2_JT _MANUFACTORY The undersigned having for the past twelve years been practically engaged in manufacturing _SfELODEOXS feels confident of his ability to produce an article superior to any other in the city, and upon the most moderate terms. Tuning and Repairing promptly attended to. A. MaCNUTT, No. 115 JS. Sixth Street. fblOy . ,

_lAHGUAGl. Were the sa' ge the primitive man,,we should then find saya tribes furnished, it might be, scantily enougl _rith, the elements of speech, yet at the same tii with its fruitful beginnings, its vigorous and _salthfol germs., But what does their language mdose inspection prove? In every case wh they ar&gt; themselvesthe remnaht and ruin of a better and a nobler past. Fearful, indee is the impress pf degradation which is stamp I on the language of the savagemore fearful, _irbaps_, even than that which is stamped upon sform. When wholly letting go the truth, whe long and greatly sinning against light aud cons ence , a people has thus gone the downward wsra has been scattered off by some violent_^evo_^y from that _Gordon of thVwdrld which is _the||tit of advance aM progress, and driven to _itsM»ote isles and further cprriers, then as one noblewought , one spiritual idea after another has _pmjhed from itj the words also that expressed thaa have perished too: as a peopl...

111MHESS Of RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE Frank Edwards, a young married man, employed in an English, manufactory, was converted. His oor _iversion was deep and genuine j it reached both heart and life. The change was complete, and from being notoriously trifling and thoughtless, he became a proverb for cheerful gravity and serious deportment. Very delightful was the first experience,of that young man. A good workman, he enjoyed constant employment, with wages sufficient to procure the oomforts of lite. He had a thrifty wife, who was led to Jesus by his own influence. Their cottage was the house of prayer. [Religion, plenty, health, and contentment dwelt with them; probably _^ there was not another home in England more pleasant than that uf the young:, pious mechanic But piety is not an effectual shield to defend from trouble. It pupports, gloriously supports, the sufferer; but his path to heaven is appointed to lead through " much tribulation." It was thus with Frank Edwards and his ...

BEQEADED C0SDITI0H OF THE BUSHMEH. On the flanks and in tlie vajieys or tne onowbevg or Snowy mountains, which form the Northern_^oundary of the Cape, humanity is found in the very lowest state of degradation in which it has ever been exhibited. The Bosjesmans or Bushmen, twre or three specimens of which race were brought to this country a few years ago, present an exaggeration even of the hideous form whieh characterizes the Hottentot. Hunger and cold, and nakedness, and every description pf privation and distress, have so dwarfed their, forms and depraved their minds, that they_^present a spectacle painful to look upon. The stature of _thbse pigmy inhabitants of the desert rarely excceds_^four feet, or four feet two inches. Thieves by prpfessiori, cruel and, "treacherous , without a fixed habitation, without society, without any sort of common interest or goverhment, and living only from day to day, and from hand to mouth; they were objects of loathing to neighboring tribes ...

jjj -. | ., _j THE STATE _SAVINGS FUND. No., 241 . Sock Street, Philadelphia, NEXT D_?0E TO THE POST OFFICE. Sums large and small are received daily, and every Monday evening on deposit. Any sum of money wanted is returned whenever called for. Many Persons open accounts with tljis Company, a&gt; d draw their money by Checks, as in Bank, thus _combining convenience and profit. Interest is paid on all sums of Money, amounting to Three Uoiia _s or more, at the rate of Five Per Cent. Per Annum. No Notice is required by this Compa . ny.for the im_&gt;ment of either ' _Principal or Interest. _Substantial satisfaction to Depositors has, without ex ception. _attended the operations and efforts of this wellknown Institution. , , f .,*. _^s • GEO. _BT. HA3tT, _JPtfestdent. CHARLES G. _IMLAY, Vaskie* I _^_vjtfit ' ¦ "•' ¦ '" mar. 5-1 vr. J. HENRY HAYES, _Mrst Tetter. ' . , _| THE FIRE IN _CHESTOTTr STREET. Letter from Theo. H. Patera &amp;_, Co.-Philadelphia, January 19,1860. M...

ONE TLUmi&amp;D _tEAES AGO. One hundred years agO j there was tfo_$«'a'stogie white man in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois territories. Then, what is now the most flourishing part of America, was - as little known as the country around the Mountains of the Moon. It was not until 1799; that the " Hunter of Kentuck," the gallant and adventurous Boone, left his home in, North Carolina, to become the first settler of Kentucky. The first pioneer of Ohio did not settle until twenty years after this time. A hundred years ago Canada belonged to France, and the whole population of the United States did not exceed a million and a half of people. A hundred years ago, the great Frederick of Prussia was _performing those exploits which have made him immortal in military annals, and with his little monarchy was sustaining a single-handed contest with Russia, Austria and France—the three great powerspf Europe combined.. A hundred years ago,, Napoleon was not born, and-Washington wa...

OIL WELLS. The Pittsburgh ChristianAd vacate describes some wonderful oil wells in Venango' edurity, Pennsylvania. , . . The oil is obtained by drilling the solid earth to various depths with three or;four inch augers, or drills. When a vein of oil is, strue)? it'_^egins _|o bubble up at, the surface of'the.caBth, and flows a greater or less time without -the;aid of a pump. • It is thqiight that wells may be found! which wiilthus flow continually. The Meadville editor characterizes one owned by D; M. Williamsof Warren, Oi, as _rematkaliie. It is bored to a depth of 148 _fe_|l, and during the visit of the editor was yielding, without pumping, 12 barrels of pure oil per day. But after his return home he ife'ceivied subsequettt and astonishing accounts of the Williams' well, making it the greatest that has yet been discovered ItPsaysi ' : '" ':!: ' ''": ¦ ' ' ; 'J It seems the owners of'this well,-not _satisfied with receiving 12 barrels per day without pumping, determined to ...

EZTEAOEDIKARY DISCOVERY OF AN AHGIENT PEINTIN&amp; PEESS IS _INBIAV When warren iiastiugs was _Governor _general of India, he observed that in the district of Benares, a little below the surface of the earth, is to be found a stratum of a kind of fibrous woody substance, of various thicknesses, in horizontal layers. Major Roebfick, informed of this, went- out to a spo_^ where an excavation had been made, displaying this singular phenomenon., In digging somewhat deeper for the ; purpose,of further research, they laid open a _vault, which on examinatipu proved to be of some size, and to their astonishment, they found a kind of printing press, set up in the vault, and on it movable types, placed ssit ready for printing. Every inquiry was set on foot to ascertain the probable period at which such an ihstrutrient could have ?been placed there _^ for it was evidently not of modern origin, and from all it the Major could collect_^ appeared probable that the place had remained i...

, _Jfnttsitf tfiicli. ; For tne American Presbyterian. BE PROIUNDIS. Save me, O " | for the Waters are come in unto my bobI. Ps. _lxlx. 1. Toss'd on the angry wave of life, My iky o'_ercast_, my pilot gonej A ehflt, a horror o'er me cr»ep, My trembling bark is on the deep, Press'd forward to a fearful leap, And I am all alone. Out of the depths to Thee I cry, ' Save me, 0 Jesus, or I die. To ray affrighted ear there come Strange whispers from a world afar 5 And voices from the deep profouud Of doubt and unbelief, unbound, Shriek with a wild discordant sound 1 Alone, thou art alone." Oat of the depths to Thee I cry, Save,nie, 0 Jeaus, or I die. Helpless, exhausted by the wave That struck my bark, and loos'd my hold / Of earth, and left me all bereft, Of joy and comfort nothing left,— My wounded spirit sore distressed, ' Moaua" I am ail alone." Out of the depths to Thee I cry, Save me. O Jesus, or I die. Hush'd the wild storm, the winds are still, A heavenly calm steals o'er m...

THp I_.0V1 01 FLOWEES._^ No man can cultivate too earnestly a hearty love for flowers- We may npt measure the * value of theint as '_^ measure mercha ndise, for the influence, _flowing from them is ethereal arid inta_' ngfcble.; lyetmofc . more necessary ¦ is pure air" to a healthy ._groifth and broad? developnient ofbody, than is a loving communion with: these? '5_^sweetest thoughts ofiped/* needful for all trueyupbuildinii and expansion of the, mind. The -notion . that(rit is a weak an_^ feminine thiiigr—a thinglpr: women and ehijdren-_^to _interest one's self, _int flowers) is iitterl yJf _aige. One of the most _humanizing, and _therefore noblest things in th _^ wprld, is a devciui study _df these beautitul wprks of God. Ther&lt;l are granite _^eiiks lifting1 _theinSelves bare and bald with forbidding- aspect, %vhich, though clothed with grandeur, are nevertheless the _unlbveliest ob jects in Nature. -There are dther peaks- which haver _as much of majesty, yeti nestle...